12. On the 12th Day of Christmas, my Alice Gave to me...

To say the prison had undergone decorating would be an understatement. It was more like an all out makeover took place. No, even worse; an all out Alice took place.

Several thin, twinkling strands of white lights hung from pillars all around the normally cold, frightening prison pillars and cell bars. A canopy of similar rainbow lights layered itself across the ceiling, bringing light to the normally dark jail. Fake green garland bent itself around the jail cells, containing small red "berries" that resembled those on holly. The broken toys that often littered themselves across the brick floors were now cleaned up and placed in decorative wrapped gift boxes with bright bows on top; popping up at those who passed by. Dim lamps were surrounded by welcoming wreaths, and short Christmas trees sat on balconies on the second floor, displaying bright lights, sparkly silver garland, and several shined ornaments. Overall it was very… festive.

Alice stared at her completed work in admiration; eyes lit up with pride and excitement as she clasped her hands together in front of her. Unlike her usual blue attire, a shade of dark crimson had replaced her ever so common blue. Julius had even been kind enough to help her get a matching bow for the occasion- adding just a little ball of white fur where it tied so it would suit the Christmas season. Black Joker glared from behind in his usual black clothes, hardly sharing the same joy she felt from the decorations. It looked like a total load of crap on his end.

"Perfect!" the brunette exclaimed, nodding once to herself as she turned to face the prison guard; turquoise eyes lit up with happiness. "You and White-san have all the baking done, right?"

"You should know- you were there showing us what to do." Black snapped, reminding the girl of the previous two sleep deprived nights where he and his counterpart were practically forced to stay up and bake ridiculous cookies and sweets and neither cared for. "White's getting the stuff now."

Alice narrowed her eyes. "You didn't poison anything while I was gone, right? No plans to kill anyone… or drug anyone?" Her eyes widened as a thought came to mind. "You didn't put alcohol in them, did you? ! I'm not going to have to deal with hangovers tomorrow, am I? !"

"Jesus, calm down, grandma." Black replied, flicking the girl on the forehead in annoyance. "Don't get your damned knickers in a bunch. We didn't f****** touch your damned sweets." Alice sighed in relief, placing a hand on her forehead. Black clicked his tongue, looking away. "Why do you have to have your party here anyways?"

"Well, why not?" the brunette asked, tilting her head to the side. "You wanted to come, right? It wouldn't be very fun if you just came in White-san's mask…"

"Did I f****** say I wanted to be here?" Black hissed, his ruby eye glaring coldly at the foreigner in front of her. "I'd rather stay here- while it's not covered in you junk."

Alice pouted, her eyebrows pushing into a v-shape as she stared up at the man. Her voice came out in a mumble. "I thought it looked nice."

"It looks like s***." the darker Joker deadpanned, and Alice glared, looking away.

"Says you!" she replied, huffing noisily as she turned away, smiling back at her decorations. "I can't wait for the others to get here. It's going to be so much fun!"

"When are they coming, anyways?" the Joker asked, scratching the back of his head for lack of nothing else to do. Alice thought for a moment, pondering the time.

"Soon, I'm pretty sure." she said, nodding to herself. Black huffed, rolling his lone eye. As if that was a real answer. How did she even convince them to let her use the prison for her Christmas party. He hated Christmas- it was nothing but some day where people deranged themselves into thinking they needed enough gifts and fruitcake to last them another year.

"Next year you should take your slutty ass to the tower and have your damned party there." Black growled, leaning against one of the pillars of the prison. Alice sighed, slapping the man on the shoulder.

"Stop being such a Grinch, will you? You're supposed to have fun at parties." the foreigner scolded, earning the eye roll of Black. She shook her head, returning to her own business.

"It seems I ran across a few guests on the way here." White interrupted the two from behind- several stacks of sweets in his arms while he nodded towards the Heart Castle trio to his side. Peter's eyes glimmered when he spotted Alice; a bright smile and a blush painting on his face.

"Great." Alice said, grinning herself as she helped the jester with the treats. So, the party began.

It was an… interesting night, to say the least. Gowland and Ace spent most of the night wasting themselves on wine and champagne, occasionally forcing an almost drunken Julius into their mess as well. Black butted in when the mortician threatened to get sick, obviously not in the mood for cleaning up the navy-haired man's mess. Pierce hid from person to person, trying to avoid a hungry Boris that threatened to turn the kid into a gingerbread man. Vivaldi found herself amused with the popping stuffed animals Alice had set up, and Blood drank enough tea to fill another three people. Elliot was trying to stop Dee and Dum from opening gifts before its time, while Gray spent his time amusing Nightmare in a game of Monopoly. Peter clung to the foreigner like glue- much to Alice's annoyance- and White watched the spectacle from above; almost bored with the scene.

Sighing, the jester decided to move things on; clapping to gain the residents' attention. When all eyes were on him, the redhead grinned, as if he were performing another one of his circus acts. His voice was pleasant and full of lies, but he spoke suavely and easily; almost like he was born for this job. "Welcome ladies and gentlemen to our Christmas Party. We are pleased to have you all here for this special event brought to you by Alice." He waved towards the brunette who was gently pulling Dee away from the gifts, blushing brightly when several gazes made their way to her. "We will begin to open gifts now, so everyone get your presents and begin to hand them out."

With that, White stepped away, heading down to the others. Dee and Dum escaped the elders' grasps, quickly reaching for their presents to pass out. Everyone sat in a large circle around the main Christmas tree, assuring they were all together.

"Merry Christmas, Elliot." Alice said with a smile, handing the orange-haired man a long narrow box wrapped in shined purple paper. The rabbit-man blushed lightly, grinning at the girl before curiously unwrapping the box, pulling out a scarf much similar to his own. "You were upset when Peter shot through your other scarf, so I thought I should get you a new one."

"Thanks, Alice! I love it." Elliot replied, grinning widely at the girl. Alice smiled in return.

"Don't we get a present, Onee-sama?" Dee and Dum asked in unison, their eyes wide and innocent- almost sad as they looked at Alice. The brunette felt a pang of guilt, quickly pulling out their gifts.

"I hope you like them." she said with an awkward smile, watching as the two tore away at the paper like savages.

"Lookie, brother! I got this cool ax!" Dee proclaimed, holding up the shined silver.

"Me too, brother!" Dum chimed in, and both boys smiled widely at the girl. "Thank you, Onee-sama!"

"It's no problem, really." the brunette replied, patting them each on the head as they resumed playing with their presents.

Blood sighed, passing Gowland a bright yellow box. "Happy Holidays, Mary."

Gowland's eye twitched, but he disregarded the name, curiously unwrapping the present. He'd half expected to see an actual gift. Instead, a bright yellow ball gown sat inside. Blood smirked deviously.

"I thought the fairy gown was getting old. I figured you might need a new one for this Spring, Mary. I hear they're all the latest fashion." the Mafioso taunted, and Gowland growled, prepared to begin a rant.

Gifts resumed to be passed around the circle, many predictable, while others were not. Julius ended up with a new set of pajamas and a coat, courtesy to Alice for realizing his normal ones were shrinking in the wash. Nightmare received a small white kitten from Gray, and insisted on calling it Nightmare Jr. Gray was given a new set of knives with golden lizards for handles.

In Hatter Territory, it was no surprise that Elliot received a large recipe book for carrot dishes, and Blood earned about two pounds of tea to last him another week or so. Both twins received not children's toys, but bombs and explosives. Elliot made a mental note to take their gifts away when they got back to the mansion.

For Heart Castle, Vivaldi was gifted with many stuffed animals- earning a few confused looks from many role holders- and Ace received several, several compasses and maps. Peter, on the other hand, seemed more than happy just getting a peck on the cheek from Alice. Not that he didn't get a new set of pajamas, too.

Meanwhile, Alice was lucky to receive many new gowns and bows from her friends, along with a stuffed rabbit from a certain white-haired man. She didn't complain, though; she couldn't. After all, it was Christmas, and everyone deserved to-

CRAP!

Quickly standing on her feet, Alice cautiously tiptoed away from the role holders, sneaking off down the hall. Before she could get far though, Black and White Joker blocked her way; arms crossed and amused eyebrows raised.

"Where's our present, w****?" the prison guard demanded, smirking demonically.

"Is it that you don't have one?" White questioned curiously, but as there always was to the man, there was an edge behind his voice.

"If you didn't, we can make one ourselves." Black muttered with a grin, his arm snaking around the foreigner's waist. Alice quickly pushed him away, blushing as she took a step back. She didn't exactly have presents for them- she'd forgotten! There had to be something to keep them pleased though, right?

Using the first thought that came to mind, the brunette reached on her tiptoes to White; her lips gently brushing against his cheek with a quick peck before she pulled away. White touched his cheek in confusion and surprise, watching as the girl smiled quickly at him before doing the same to Black, who mimicked his brother's actions.

"Merry Christmas." Alice replied, smiling up at the two. Before either could open their mouths to speak, Ace nudged the brunette from behind, winking at the girl.

"Hey, Alice! I'm putting the videotape up now." the knight said, jabbing a thumb behind him where a black TV was set up in front of several role holders; a remote in the man's hand. Where he'd gotten the TV or when he set it up was beyond the foreigner, but it was just like his tent; she was better off not knowing.

"Wait, what videotape?" Alice demanded in confusion, but it didn't take her long to realize what he meant. Her eyes lit up widely and a blush made itself onto her cheeks. "Wait, Ace! You aren't talking about-"

The knight nodded, already hitting the play button. On the screen, Alice appeared- still having been possessed by Ace- in a red Santa suit; eyes lit up in confusion. Alice just stared numbly at the screen, not sure whether she should run to shut it off or see where it went.

"Is this on?" the Alice on TV asked, tapping the camera. "There's a light… Oh! That means it is." The Alice waved excitedly, grinning widely. "Hi! I'm Ac- Alice! Enjoy the show!"

The TV went blank for a moment or two, but it wasn't long before Alice appeared again… with Santa Baby playing in the background. The Alice swayed back and forth to the song- a wide grin plastered to her face and a lustful look on her eye.

"Santa Baby, just slip a sleigh bell under the tree for me. Been an awful good girl. Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight." As the fake Alice sang this, she reached for the back of her zipper, and the real Alice let out a yelp of shock, quickly reaching for the remote in Ace's hand.

"Ace, give that back!" the foreigner panicked, glancing with a flushed face between the TV and the knight. Ace laughed, holding the remote too high for her.

"Nope! This is my Christmas present to all of Wonderland!" the knight proclaimed, and Alice let out a small shriek, rushing towards the TV as the zipper began to lower.

"Hey, leave it on!" Black called from the back, smirking. "Leave it the f*** alone!"

"Don't let her get to the TV!" Dee and Dum cried, reaching out to trip the girl. Luckily for Alice, Julius caught her before she could fall flat on her face while Gray flipped the TV off.

"Hey, that's not fair! You didn't even get past the first song!" Ace pouted from behind.

"Turn it back on!" Dee and Dum proclaimed. Ace reached for the remote, trying to start the video up again while Alice and the residents of Clover Tower fought against it.

In end, it was one Christmas Wonderland wouldn't soon forget.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS~! 8D Hope you all liked it. :3 Now you got to get a hint of what Ace put on that video. XD Oh you perverted knight, you~! See, Black got to score a little at the end of this. ;D

I'm going to be taking a break from this series until around the beginning of January- sorry guys. DX I need to wait a while so I can get into the feel of writing The Game of Heartache (most likely the next one- it takes place during Valentine's Day, and who wants that during Christmas? ._.). I PROMISE I'll start around the beginning of January though, so you won't have to wait too long.

The process of writing the last chapter of The Game of Mistletoe:

Black: WHY DID YOU SHUT THE TAPE OFF? ! IT WAS GETTING GOOD! DX

Alice: How would you like it if I put up sexy tapes of YOU in front of everyone in Wonderland? O_O

Black: Hmph. So you have sexy tapes of me? XD

Alice: …That's not what I meant. *faceplam*

Me: Hurrhurr~

See you guys next time! Bye for now~!